"This marker has been 150 years in the making."

Correction: An earlier version of this report was unclear about which location is receiving the historic marker. It is for the former site of St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Main Street. Also, the original site of the church was on Ford Street, and the Rev. Jerry Jerkins, retired, is the former pastor of the church.

The former site of St. John Missionary Baptist Church has been approved for a state-issued historic marker.

The approval came from the Tennessee Historic Commissionon Feb. 17.

The historically black church was a major place of worship for Clarksville's African-American population for more than a century.